'Immoral depravity': Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba

A jury deliberated for about an hour Friday before convicting two men on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.

Steve Shand of Florida and Harshkumar Patel, an Indian national arrested in Chicago, were each found guilty on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized people into the U.S., transporting them and profiting from it.

Manitoba RCMP officers to begin wearing body cameras

RCMP officers in Treherne will be among the first in our province to start using body-worn cameras, beginning December 4th.

Manitoba RCMP announced that between November 22, 2024, and April 2025, more than 490 officers in 44 Manitoba detachments will be equipped with the cameras. This will include detachments that provide policing services to Ebb and Flow First Nation, Peguis First Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Chemawawin Cree Nation, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation as well as a number of other First Nation communities.

Classroom of the Month: Parkland Elementary School

Our thanks to Parkland Elementary School in Winkler for having us to celebrate Classroom of the Month! A special shout-out to Mrs. Friesen's Grade 3 and 4 class — you all made our visit unforgettable.

We had such a wonderful time with the students. It was truly heartwarming to see their excitement as they received gifts from our amazing sponsors!

Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

Aspire Dental Centre

McDonald's

A&W

PiQ Potential

Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives

A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family of four in a prairie blizzard.

"They knew they were risking people's lives," Michael McBride said in his closing arguments after three days of testimony in U.S. district court.

"To them, all of those people were nothing but dollar signs."

Connecting community and delivering smiles one cookie at a time

Thousands of smiles were brought to the faces Altona residents on Wednesday evening, thanks to a simple cookie. 
    
About 50 volunteers set out in blustery conditions to deliver a free Tim Horton's Holiday Smile Cookie to each resident in town, courtesy The Community Exhange (TCE) and a raft of sponsors.

Garage Mats from Winkler Canvas help protect property in winter, throughout the year

It’s a common experience in the Pembina Valley and throughout southern Manitoba. You’ve driven through heavy, wet, dirty snow to run some errands, buy groceries or visit friends and family, and buy the time you get home you simply want to go inside as quickly as possible.

Your vehicle, however, can’t dry off as quickly as your boots, and through the night it drips a mixture of snow, sand and salt onto the surface of your garage, damaging the concrete and seeping into the walls.